Rubber Dam / Dental Dam
What is rubber dam/dental dam? Rubber dam or dental dam is a piece of sheet ( latex or latex free ) that helps to keep the area isolated. It can be any colour eg. Green, Dark Blue, Baby Blue Purple, Black etc. What is used for? It's used for treatments that we need to keep the area dry eg. composite filling, fissure sealant , root canal treatment What other instruments do we need ? Dental dam punch : We use it to make a hole on the rubber dam sheet where the clamp will be. Dental dam forceps/ Clamp holder : We use it to hold the clamp and place it on the tooth Maybe the dentist will need dental floss to wrap it around the clamp. and also, the dentist maybe will ask you to give him a piece os extra floss so they can adjust the sheet around the tooth. Dental dam frame /Frame : We use it to stretch the dental dam sheet. Dental Clamps : The clamps are metal ( or they can be hard plastic).They constrict the cervical margin of the dental crown ...